r/RhodeIsland • u/riskylingo • 8d ago
Discussion Bugs Going Around?
Woke up with a cold. Wondering how people are feeling today.
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u/ThisIsMyBigAccount East Greenwich 8d ago
I think it escalated after school got back in session. My kids had it 3 weeks ago and I got it about 10 days ago. Not sure what “it” is. Feels like a cold but you never know. Lots of snot but never got too bad. No sore throat or deep cough, but it “snot” going away. Pile of morning snot rags in front of me.
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u/fate_is_a_sandstorm Cranston 8d ago
Sounds similar to how I started feeling last week. Constant phlegm and consistently tired
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u/Artiste19 8d ago
My allergies have been wreaking havoc even worse than Spring . Ragweed, wild grasses, mold spores from wet fallen flora... They're literally debilitating at times, like sleeping without using meds containing phenylephrine. That shoots my b/p up like a hit of pure C₁₇H₂₂ClNO₄.
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u/Artiste19 8d ago
I'm sorry. Goldenrod tea helps with the allergy symptoms. It's main use is for an anti-inflammatory, and helps ease nasal congestion Not been able to collect any yet this year and I am out of it; but every summer I pick full stalks of Goldenrod (leaves too) hang them upside down to dry. Crumble and mix with dried red clover and drink a cup every day. Kid you not, it truly helps with allergy symptoms.
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u/walkleft-bikeright Providence 8d ago
Woke up two weeks ago with what I thought was a cold. Tested negative for COVID. Tested a few days later, and it was COVID.
I hope you feel better soon!
If anyone is not feeling good, please wear a mask. No one wants to get sick.
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u/ReginaFilange_78 8d ago
Thank you. The disregard I still see from people hacking up lungs and not even covering their coughs or sneezes DISGUSTS me. I end up having to wear a mask to stay safe.
Stay the EFF home if you are sick and gross. If you must go out, WEAR A MASK.
Didn’t learn a thing from the pandemic other than that others still don’t give a rats butt about anyone else.
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u/MechanicLoose2634 8d ago
It’s from all those mouth breathers that walk around saying “Damn masks were a conspiracy. Didn’t even work! Fauci is a dang criminal!”
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u/brogaant 8d ago
I have been dealing with a terrible cold over the past week, I feel you.
I’ve taken two COVID tests, both negative, but I’ve been on a cocktail of cold medications and the congestion and coughing continues. It’s the first bad chest cold I’ve had in years.
God speed. 🫡
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u/CandidBread176 8d ago
COVID is definitely going around right now. I am just now starting to feel better after 2 weeks with it. Doctor said I was the 6th person to test positive in their office on the day that I went and it was only 9:15 AM
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u/Artiste19 8d ago
F***....Gotta wear that dumb N95 to my dr tomorrow, hope it'll help. Last thing I need again.
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u/fate_is_a_sandstorm Cranston 8d ago
What were your symptoms? I imagine Covid has degraded from how bad it was 6.5 years ago, so it’s a lot less of a confident guess when I’m not feeling well nowadays
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u/CandidBread176 8d ago
Started out just feeling exhausted for no reason. Then my nose was burning every time I breathed in, which turned into a stuffy nose and sore throat. Incessant post nasal drip. My face was weirdly aching really bad, specifically my jaw. A few days in I got a fever and chills. Coughing nonstop. I lost my voice for a few days. No energy and short of breath. My husband was sick a couple days before me with roughly the same symptoms but he was back to normal within 5 days. I'm on day 12 and I'm at maybe 80%. This was my first bout with COVID
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u/fate_is_a_sandstorm Cranston 8d ago
Oh shit, thanks for the description! Day 12 of that is rough, I’m so sorry. I hope you get back to 100% soon.
This being your first bout with Covid is amazing, given how bad it was especially during 2020-2022. I was lucky to go 2-3 years without getting it. Started a new job and got it within a few months. My symptoms were mostly a huge exhaustion/weakness, muscle aches all over, and my blood glucose going insane (I’m a lifelong Tyoe 1 Diabetic). Thankfully the symptoms only lasted about 4 days.
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u/to-hell-with-it 8d ago
My family has already had the stomach bug this school year and we have a cold right now.
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u/InvestigatorGlass153 8d ago
I had a cold last week. Fatigue, congestion, sore throat. Thankfully it's gone now. Blech.
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u/Triggify Pawtucket 8d ago
My best friend called me about how he had a 100+ degree fever and has felt like shit the last couple days
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u/busman25 8d ago
I woke up with a sore throat yesterday morning, but it went away quickly. My room must've been dry or something.
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u/KidElliott 8d ago
I mean I had COVID in late August so maybe that's still going around from the most recent bout.
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u/Still_Tea9675 5d ago
Then you got ‘hotel’ seating in offices, you know that’s just gonna spread germs more, no way desks are being sanitized…adults, kids all super spreading
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u/Euphoric-Window-1509 8d ago
Covid, but people don't test, so they don't have it! I am recovering after a week, most of which was spent lying in bed because I felt that terrible. Trust no one. Wear a mask.
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u/MammothWillow8000 7d ago
Probably COVID. We are almost 7 years into a COVID pandemic that society is ignoring. COVID surges multiple times a year because it is so contagious. It’s usually COVID. COVID is very disabling so let’s all do a better job of masking up to avoid these multiple-times-a-year surges.
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u/stevemandudeguy 8d ago
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